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  • According to the agreement between the Romanian government and the EPO, extensions of the European patent application to Romania can be requested for all European patent applications filed on or after October 15 1996. The extension is also available for European patent applications derived from an international application provided that both Romania and EP are designated, and the international filing date is on or after October 15 1996.
  • It is a requirement of Australian patent law that patent claims be fairly based on matter described in the specification. Therefore, claims that are wider in scope than the invention described in the specification, or claims that do not include a feature described as being essential in the specification are considered to lack fair basis.
  • Trovan case breaks damages record
  • The European Commission’s Directive and Regulation on Community trade marks were designed to provide a level field for brand owners in Europe.
  • Seattle leaves issues unresolved
  • Innovation has been neglected ever since perestroika started in Russia in 1985. The blow had such an effect that innovation activities have not regained their former strength to this day. It is true that basic things have been done. After the emergence of private enterprise, the Law on Inventions was adopted in 1991 in the USSR and after its collapse, the then Russian law makers were surprisingly quick to pass a Patent Law in 1992.
  • Microsoft has reacted angrily to claims that it stole the technology used in its Expedia travel booking service. The allegations come in a suit by internet travel booking company priceline.com.
  • Four years after Australia first allowed the filing of novel trade marks, Bill Bennett reviews the state of play in relation to shape and colour registrations
  • The Philippines is about to get its first taste of domain name litigation. On September 27, the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) sued Gerry Kaimo and the Philippine League for Democratic Communications (PLDTI) to secure ownership of the pldt.com domain name